“She was just quiet. You know, contemplative about things and not saying much.” Roger shifted his weight and rubbed the back of his head. “I just don’t get…”
Had he not been on the case, the detective might have been more compassionate. “You don’t get how she could have done this?”
Roger slumped heavily into a straight-back chair. Across the small dining room hung a portrait. The smiling faces seemed a lifetime away. The three girls were in matching dresses. The little boy’s tie matched his sisters’ hair bows. Four sets of matching dimples and twinkling eyes. With a blunted affect, Roger looked at the officer. “What am I going to tell their father?”
“I cannot answer that, sir. From one father to another, I would suggest you be forthcoming about your daughter having killed them quickly. They did not suffer.” Detective Casey turned to walk away before adding, “Much.”
Welcome to “Flash in the Pan”
February has the highest word limit at 150, and this flash comes in on the money. This week’s word is contemplative. Stop by the FTP page to see who else has already flashed this word.
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What did Roger’s daughter do? Who did she kill? Is she dead also?
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Laurie
/ February 17, 2013It was her own children, she is dead too.
Red
/ February 18, 2013I find it so much more interesting for her to still be alive…
Gray Dawster
/ February 17, 2013How incredibly gruesome, but what a fine FTP Red, Laurie has nailed this one before I even got the chance but what a great Flash 🙂 🙂
Enjoy the rest of your evening and
have a very nice start to your Monday 🙂
Red
/ February 18, 2013Call me twisted, but I would rather she did not have the coward’s way out…Makes Roger’s dilemma a bit deeper, n’est-ce pas?
BuddhaKat
/ February 17, 2013oooooo…. I love this… it’s already gripping and has me at the edge of my seat…
excellent!!!
🙂
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Red
/ February 18, 2013This one is a bit of a throat grabber…Glad you like it! xxx
Candy
/ February 17, 2013Ahhh!!! I want to read MORE!!!!
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Red
/ February 18, 2013That is the thrill of flash. One of these days I am going to convince you to try it so you can take all your bad thoughts for a walk without destroying anything significant 😉 xxx
prenin
/ February 18, 2013A mother who killed her children?
We’ve had too many real examples here in the UK…
Love and hugs!
Prenin.
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Red
/ February 18, 2013We have oodles of examples here. It is not a localized issue. There are stupid women all over the world. {HUGZ}
Christy Birmingham
/ February 18, 2013A ‘contemplative’ read indeed!
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Red
/ February 18, 2013Quite. Glad you stopped by, Christy. Hope you will take a minute soon to check out the book I have coming out on the first. 😉
Tess Kann
/ February 18, 2013OMG, I had no idea where this might go but it feels like the right ending. I’m getting shiver all over again. How could she?
Wonderful piece. It’s the quiet ones you have to watch.
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Red
/ February 18, 2013Scary the things some ppl will do. It is always the way. If we would have seen it coming, we want to believe we would have stopped it. I like the shivers 😉 xxx
Binky
/ February 18, 2013This is connected to an earlier one, isn’t it?
Red
/ February 21, 2013No. I have used similar characters before, but none of mine are connected.
Wolf
/ February 21, 2013I like this a lot 🙂
Red
/ February 21, 2013Welcome, Wolf. Love the avatar 😉
novroz
/ February 22, 2013oh….I love this one! so many questions behind that flash. It’s always hard to tell someone that his daughter/son had killed someone
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Red
/ February 23, 2013I cannot imagine how I will handle it. xxx